Reviews
Evidence-Based Reviews
Treatment of delirium: A review of 3 studies
Delirium is defined as a disturbance in attention, awareness, and cognition that develops over hours to days as a direct physiological consequence...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Stigma in dementia: It’s time to talk about it
There’s much you can do to address stigmatizing attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors.
Pearls
Hypersomnolence: Unraveling the causes
Hypersomnia—recurrent episodes of excessive daytime sleepiness or prolonged nighttime sleep—requires a stepwise assessment.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Agitation in children and adolescents: Diagnostic and treatment considerations
Understanding the cause and a judicious approach to treatment are critical.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Caring for patients on probation or parole
Promoting stability in the community can reduce recidivism and re-incarceration.
Pearls
SPIRITT: What does ‘spirituality’ mean?
Both patients and clinicians alike have shown increasing interest in spirituality as a component of physical and mental well-being.
Pearls
When your patient is a physician: Overcoming the challenges
This article describes challenges of treating physicians, and solutions treating clinicians can employ to minimize potential pitfalls.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Unipolar vs bipolar depression: A clinician’s perspective
A careful assessment of select criteria can help make the distinction.
Evidence-Based Reviews
When a disaster disrupts access to psychiatric medications
Advance planning can help minimize the risks of withdrawal, other consequences.
Out Of The Pipeline
Intranasal esketamine
Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) is a common clinical struggle that practicing clinicians address on a daily basis. Major depressive disorder...
Pearls
Does your patient have postpartum OCD?
This article includes effective methods to help identify OCD in postpartum women, and suggests how to implement an individualized treatment...